From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017100412584473044-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > No. He's my dad :-)  Mother was a musician.   
      
   Both of my parents were musicians, although my mother played guitar a little   
   and accordion a little, my father played just about any instrument he got   
   his hands on, but he really specialized on guitar, but also played mandolin,   
   fiddle, and accordion because those where the instruments we had in the   
   house.   
      
   > Seem's that's how the world works.   
      
   Death is the NOT WORKING part!   
      
   > Read he was worth 98 million, or was that 96 million, when he died. Signed   
   > some recent record deal for 20 million.   So, apparently he was getting   
   > paid for his recordings.  That confirms what Kenny Rogers once said, in   
   > order to make money in the recording game, you have to have some leverage   
   > to use against the record companies. One form of that is to have hits on   
   > the charts when your contract expires.  Or be so famous they will pay you   
   > some crazy amount.   
      
   In any case, that means Originals, and GREAT ONES at that!   
      
   > As I age, I'm beginning to see the end of the road approaching.   
      
   Or you only think you see the end.   
      
   > Thoughts of what I'd like to do with the rest of my time pop up now and   
   > then. There is more to life than music.   
      
   I've had thoughts like that for about as long as I can remember...as for   
   more than Music to life, sure, there's FLYING...but the  Root of ALL Evil   
   crowd insists on Filthy Lucre, so that means getting somewhere with   
   Music....because I don't know of anything I'd rather do!!!   
      
   > You're right of course, but it's more complex than just saying you won't   
   > do covers.   
      
   I'm not saying that at all, only that Originals Must come first.   
      
   > Bottom feeders .... good phrase   
      
   That's Exactly what they are, on the bottom, and planning to stay there,   
   going nowhere.   
      
   > Yes, it does do that.   
      
   Either they're Serious or they're Not.   
      
   > We talked about that.  The level of sound quality possible at a live gig   
   > just isn't up to it, at least with the gear and at the places we play.  Or   
   > for big kids also, apparently, as that easily explains why they play to   
   > backing tracks. It's just not that easy to sound as good as a studio out   
   > on a real stage.   
      
   It takes Creative Innovation to do that.   
      
   > sex, drugs, and rock and roll come to mind   
      
   Impure motives.   
      
   > I'm wondering how many more warm days we have.  Trying to do some car   
   > paint nick touchup, and undercoating and stuff.  It's supposed to rain   
   > this evening, then for a few days, then warm again.  I'll be back to   
   > playing like crazy so need to fit the car stuff in when I can.   
      
   Jim   
      
   I'm praying for nice weather all year long ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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